Research Notes on Probiotics
"Good" bacteria? Sure! Probiotics in food or dietary supplements can help upset stomachs and promote a healthy digestive system.
5 Great Resources on Probiotics
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Introduction to Probiotics
- MedicineNet: Probiotics
- Healing Daily: Healing with probiotics
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Probiotics
- Consumer Lab: Product Review: Probiotic Supplements
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What are Probiotics?
- Wikipedia: Probiotics
- PDR Health: Probiotics
- International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics: Probiotics & Prebiotics
- Probiotic Nutrition: Probiotics - Everything you need to know
- Innvista: Probiotics
- About.com: Alternative Medicine: Acidophilus Effects, Benefits and Other Information
- National Institute of Health Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Getting To Know "Friendly Bacteria"
- PeaceHealth: Probiotics
Uses and Safety of Probiotics
- WebMD: Probiotics
- Healthy Eating Club: Prebiotics and Probiotics
- Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Health benefits of taking probiotics
- CBC News In Depth Food Safety: Probiotics - Your gut's love affair with bacteria
- PCC Natural Markets: Probiotics
- Dairy Council of California: Probiotics - Friendly Bacteria with a Host of Benefits
- Aetna InteliHealth: Lactobacillus acidophilus
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Probiotics
- Candida and Probiotics
- Blogspot: Probiotics Blog
- Julie's Health Club: Probiotics are fightin’ germs!
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Probiotics
- Ask Dr Stoll Builletin Board: Probiotics Archives
- Health Boards: Probiotics
- NACD Message Board: Health and Nutrition
- Dr City: Message Board
Clinical Trials for Probiotics
- Medscape Today: Efficacy of an encapsulated probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 in women with irritable bowel syndrome.
- PubMed: Prescript-assist probiotic-prebiotic treatment for irritable bowel syndrome: an open-label, partially controlled, 1-year extension of a previously published controlled clinical trial.
- PubMed: Probiotics and chronic disease.
- IngentaConnect: Probiotics and irritable bowel syndrome: a rationale for their use and an assessment of the evidence to date
- Medscape Today: What's New in the Management of IBS and Chronic Constipation?
- Nutrition Journal: The role of a probiotics mixture in the treatment of childhood constipation: a pilot study
- Food Standards Agency: Probiotics research
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Prebiotics and probiotics: are they functional foods?
Articles about Probiotics
- Mayo Clinic: Probiotics: Do they offer health benefits?
- Mayo Clinic: IBS diet: Can yogurt ease symptoms?
- CBC News: Some bacteria is good to eat
- New York Times: In Live Bacteria, Food Makers See a Bonanza
- WebMD: Probiotics May Help Stressed Gut
- Medical News Today: Probiotic Treatment Options Can Help Manage Constipation And IBS Symptoms
- Jerusalem Post: 'Good' bacteria can save severely burned patients
- Science Daily: Despite Claims, Not All Probiotics Can Treat Diarrhea Say Experts
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